Baking-pan



(No Model.)

J. B. TRAVERS.

BAKING PAN.

Patented Mar. 17,1891.

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grates ICEa ATEN'I JAMES BRAY TRAVERS, OF \VINOHESTER, ILLINOIS.

BA K I N G PA N SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,559, dated March 17, 1891;

Application filed October 14, 1890. Serial No. 368,086. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES BRAY TnAvEns, of lVinchester, in the county of Scott and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baking-Pans; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in baking-pans; and it consists in certain novel features of construction, which will be fully described hereinafter, and pointed out in the claims.

The objects of my invention are to construct a baking-pan in which the two sections are hinged together, and yet the upper one allowed to slide freely upon the lower one, so as to provide means for ventilation or for the escape of the vapor at either end of the pan, and to provide a solid surface in the lower section of the pan upon which to carve meats, and to prevent the knife from cutting through the bottom'of the pan.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a baking-pan which embodies my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same, showing the upper section opened back. Fig. 3 is a plan view of one corner of the pans, showing in dotted lines the adjustability of one section in relation to the other.

A represents the upper section of my baking-pan, and B the lower one, each one being provided with rings or handles 0 at each of its ends in the usual manner. The lower section B has, through the side flange D, formed at one of its upper edges, the two longitudinal slots F, in which the hooks G, attached to the upper section A, catch. These slots are made of sufficient length to allow the upper section A of the pan to be moved freely back and forth upon thelower one in either direction, for the purpose of allowing ventilation to the contents of the pan or to allow the steam and vapor to freely escape, as may be desired. As the upper section A slides freely upon the lower one 13, this ventilation can be provided at either end of the pan, as may be most convenient to the operator. The books, which form the hinge and enable the upper section to be freely turned back from the lower one, also form a support for the upper section when it is turned back for any purpose. The hooks allow this upper section, when either in a raised or turned-back position, to be detached from and returned to the lower section at will.

For the purpose of preventing the sections of the pan from being injured while being pushed back and forth in the oven, and to raise the bottoms of both sections above the bottom of the oven, there are secured to each section the longitudinal strips H, which extend the full length of the bottom of the sections and which are turned up at the ends, as shown. These strips have their edges turned or doubled back upon themselves, so as to form a double thickness and a stronger and heavier strip. As long as the bottoms of the pans are protected from wear by the strips and the pans are braced and strengthened by them, lighter cheaper metal can be used, and thus the cost of the pan decreased.

In order to form a solid bottom for the pan, upon which the meat can be carved and which will prevent the point of the knife from being forced through the bottom of the vessel, I take a single piece of sheet metal, double back its edges upon itself all around, so as to brace the material along all its edges, and then turn down the two sides, so as to form the supporting-flanges I. In order to still further strengthen and stiffen this bottom J, it has the longitudinal ribs 0, formed at suitable distances apart, and in between these ribs are formed perforations, as shown. The doubling back of the edges, the supportingfianges, and the ribs make the bottom strong and stiif, and upon which the meat is held while being carved in the pan.

By means of the hooks holding the top section A securely to the bottom one B my in vention provides a sure hold in drawing both sections from the oven from either end or side, thus making it useful and convenient to use in all ovens having side or end openings.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A baking-pan composed of two sections, one of the sections having an extending portion, which is provided with elongated longitudinal openings, and the other section having hooks narrower than the lengthof the said openings and which are placed therein, 1 ribs, and openings between the ribs, snhstzln- [0 whereby one section can be moved upon the tiztlly as shown. other, forthe purpose described, substantially In testimony whereof I :tffix my signature in as shown. presence of two witnesses.

2. A removnble hotto n grate for baking- JAMES RAY TRAYERS pans, eonslstlng of a single sheet of metal having its edges doubled back upon them- Witnesses: selves, and these doubled portions bent down- G. F. AMBnosn, Ward to form supporting-flanges, longitudinal ELLA SWAUI. 

